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Caryocolum blandulella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Caryocolum

Caryocolum blandulella

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Caryocolum blandulella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Greece and Ukraine, as well as Corsica. The habitat consists of coastal sand-dunes.

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm for males and 4-5.5 mm for females. The forewings are whitish, frequently mottled with greyish brown. There is a broad black patch from the fold to the costa at one-quarter and a black medial spot. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.

The larvae feed on Cerastium pumilum and possibly Cerastium semidecandrum. They feed on the seed-capsules, living between seeds spun together with silk. Larvae can be found in early June.

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Caryocolum blandulella Wikipedia